‎The Christians Of The East ✞ ن‎ on Instagram: "The Feast of Kiahk is a 43-day period of spiritual preparation for Christmas in the Coptic Orthodox Church. It includes fasting, where people avoid animal products like meat and dairy, as they prepare for the birth of Christ. The fast also honors the miracle of Mokattam Mountain. During this time, churches hold special midnight praises, with hymns focused on St. Mary and the coming of Christ. The season is marked by prayer, repentance, and reflecti

EWTN Vatican on Instagram: "Today, the successors of the apostles and brothers Peter and Andrew shared a historic moment in Istanbul. On the feast of the Apostle Saint Andrew, considered the founder of the Orthodox Church in Constantinople, Pope Leo XIV and Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I, brothers in Christ, offered an ecumenical blessing together at the Patriarchal Church of St. George in Istanbul, Türkiye (Turkey), before sharing a fraternal lunch and the Pope’s departure to Beirut for the